Life Doesn’t Fit in a File Folder
My Video for #WorldBenzoDay
Today is World Benzodiazepine Awareness Day. This is my contribution. Note: I should have probably taken a moment to think about dressing up,…
World Benzo Awareness Day: Coming Soon
Instead of teaching us to slow down and take time to care for ourselves, our culture teaches us that we’re supposed to hurry up and get as fast as possible so that we can get back to work. We believe doctors have our best interests at heart, and we are taught to admire them – not question them. …
Signs From The Universe
Many years ago, I inherited one of my grandmother’s plants: a heavy pot of thick roots and tens of long, robust green…
What it Means to Survive
The last time I tried out for Survivor was in 2013. I was healthy. Or at least, I thought I was. (I…
Sketching Project: Joe
Nearly a year ago, I joined Neutral Ground, a peer support group for people who are divorced, widowed, or ending a significant…
Why Was I Spared?
Every day I speak to people who are going thru the horrifying post-acute withdrawal experience that I am going through, and I’m just…overwhelmed. Many people kill themselves in withdrawal. Why did G-d spare me? What do I do with this gift of life?…
Challenging Status Quo: #PharmaHarmed
When you’re injured, it’s difficult to pay attention to anything, except your pain.
Pain makes it hard to concentrate.
Hard to take on the responsibilities associated with a full-time job.
Hard to do house work.
Hard to be a mom.
Hard to smile….
Staring At Strangers
This morning, I went to the gym and, in addition to my mat and my sneakers and a change of clothes, I brought a backpack filled with pens and pencils, watercolors and brushes. Settled next to a cozy fireplace, I spotted a man with a strong profile, staring at an iPad….
The Most Difficult Year
This year has been the worst year of my life, one punctuated with little joy. Separating from my husband of 20 years has been…
a broken knee, a broken heart
Back in August, I walked 5 miles on a really uneven surface. In cowboy boots. I knew I did something dumb almost immediately since both…